Mikheil Berishvili, better known as Misha Berishvili, is a small forward capable of shooting high with great efficiency even from 7 meters, a good instinct for the rebound and easily able to assist with both hands.
These qualities made him become the second leading scorer of the Georgian League 2007-2008 (with 21.4 points), third in rebounds (with 8.1 rebounds) and third best assistant (4.8 assists) in just over computation of global statistics Shermadini (signed by Panathinaikos at the end of 2008).
Also in 2008 was chosen in the draft of the NBDL (Development League NBA) for Tulsa, where he was until January 2009, but with not minutes.
It was decided to start his career in Spain and this is incorporated into the LEB Silver CB Prat Joventut in February 2009 and finishing playing U20 Tournament with Valladolid, averaging 11 points and 4 rebounds in A Division and in the last match 17 points and 5 rebounds against his teammates in LEB Silver, the DKV Joventut.
Career
2004-2005: In 2005 june workouts with CSKA Moscow (RUS-Superleague)
2005-2006: Tbilisi State University (Highest League Georgia); in 2005 november workouts with Geoplin Slovan Ljubljana (SLO-1A)
2006-2007: TSU Nikora Tbilisi (Highest League Georgia)
2007-2008: B.C. Vita (Highest League Georgia): 2nd scorer (21.4ppg), 3rd rebounder (8.1rpg), 4th assister (4.8apg)
2008: Drafted by Tulsa 66ers in NBDL (D-League,5rd(65)) 2008-2009: Tulsa 66ers (D-League) / CB Prat Joventut (LEB Silver Spain)
2010-2011: Army Sport Klub Tbilisi (Superleague): 10 games: 4.3ppg, 1.9rpg, left in Jan.'11, later that month moved to TSU Tbilisi (Superleague, starting five): 20 games: Score-4(17.5ppg), Reb-3(9.4rpg), 2.8apg, 1.9spg, Blocks-5(1.2bpg), FGP: 51.9%, 3PT: 30.8%, FT-2(87.1%)
2011-2012: Sokhumi Tbilisi (Superleague): Eurochallenge Qualifying Round: 1 game: 2pts, 2reb, in Oct.'11 moved to Olympus Tbilisi (Superleague, starting five)
Awards / Achievements
Georgian U16 National Team -03
European Championships U16 (CZE) -03
Slovan Basketball Camp in Ljubljana -04
Georgian All-Star team -05
Georgian Cup Champion -06
Georgian Super Cup Champion -06
Georgian U20 National Team -06-07
European Championships U20 Division B in Lisbon (POR) -06 (Champion)
Georgian League All-Star Game -08
Georgian League Semifinals -08
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Forward of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Most Improved Player of the Year -08
Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League 1st Team -08
Eurobasket.com Georgian League All-Domestic Players Team -08
Georgian National Team -08
